Headway CEFR Placement Test A Answer key © Oxford University Press 2012 1

Placement Test A Answer keyN ot e to t h e t e ac h e r

▶ The Headway CEFR Placement Tests are designed to provide a useful tool to estimate the student’s CEFR level, and subsequently the level of Headway at which they should begin or continue their English language studies.

▶ Each test (A or B) should take approximately 1 hour to complete.

▶ You may wish to make it clear to students that this is a placement test, and as such will be taken by students at all levels of language competence. The questions get progressively more difficult. This means that lower level students will find questions which are beyond their current level of language competence. This should not be seen as failure, but rather a way of making sure they attend the correct class for their language level. For this reason we encourage all students not to spend longer than an hour on the test, even if they are unable to complete it in that time.

▶ Please note that there are two versions of the Headway CEFR Placement Test: A and B. They cover the same material, but the items in Test B have been slightly altered and differently ordered. This alternative Test B can therefore be used if teachers prefer students sitting next to each other to be taking different tests.

▶ Each test (A or B) comprises 9 pages (including the cover sheet) and carries a total score of 100.

The test result CEFR level and Headway CEFR edition indicators are as follows:

test result ceFr level the level of Headway ceFr edition the student should use

0–40 A1 – low The start of A1

41–48 A1 – high The second half of A1

49–56 A2 – low The start of A2

57–65 A2 – high The second half of A2

66–74 B1 – low The first half of B1 Part One

75–83 B1 – low-medium The second half of B1 Part One

84–92 B1 – medium-high The first half of B1 Part Two

93–100 B1 – high The second half of B1 Part Two

Note: If students get 100%, they are probably ready to start a B2 level, such as Headway Upper-Intermediate, or if they found the test very easy, a C1 course, such as Headway Advanced.

Headway CEFR Placement Test A Answer key © Oxford University Press 2012 2

a N s w e r k e yThis answer key relates to Headway CEFR Placement Test A.

1 a

2 b

3 c

4 d

5 d

6 b

7 a

8 c

9 b

10 d

11 d

12 c

13 a

14 b

15 a

16 d

17 c

18 c

19 a

20 b

21 c

22 c

23 d

24 c

25 d

26 d

27 b

28 a

29 a

30 c

31 b

32 b

33 a

34 d

35 c

36 b

37 b

38 c

39 b

40 d

41 d

42 a

43 c

44 b

45 b

46 a

47 a

48 c

49 b

50 d

51 a

52 d

53 c

54 c

55 a

56 d

57 a

58 d

59 a

60 b

61 c

62 d

63 a

64 d

65 b

66 c

67 d

68 a

69 c

70 c

71 b

72 d

73 a

74 a

75 d

76 b

77 b

78 d

79 a

80 c

81 a

82 b

83 b

84 d

85 c

86 a

87 a

88 a

89 b

90 b

91 a

92 c

93 d

94 b

95 c

96 d

97 b

98 d

99 c

100 c

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